Petition filed in Delhi High Court seeking ban on trailer of ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’

New Delhi: A petition has been filed against the screening of the trailer of the controversial movie ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ in Delhi High Court alleging malign of the post of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

It has sought to ban the screening of the movie by alleging that the movie has maligned the post of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and facts presented in the book were twisted to malign Singh.

This biopic on former Prime Minister Dr Singh is based on a book by the former PMO media advisor Sanjaya Baru by the same name.

It has alleged that the movie is a BJP ‘ploy’ to lampoon UPA era of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh by painting his character in a bad light through manipulation and distortion of facts.

In this movie Anupam Kher has played the lead character and has defended the movie citing freedom of expression. (UNI)